Kerala Style Dry Prawns Chutney Powder – Chemmeen Chammanthi

Ingredients

• Dry prawns – 1 cup
• Grated coconut – ½ cup
• Shallots – 8 to 9 nos
• Curry leaves – 3 sprigs
• Dry red chilli – 5 or 6 nos
• Tamarind – small ball size
• Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste

Method

•  Heat small amount of oil in a pan add grated coconut, shallots and curry leaves, mix
  it well when the grated coconut colour turns golden brown and keep it in aside.
•  In the same pan ,add a little coconut oil and dry red chilli then fry it well ,and keep
  aside.
•  Again we pour some oil in same pan and add cleaned dry prawn into the pan saute
  well until they turn brown and crispy and keep it in aside.
•  Then we grind roasted dry red chillies and salt first.
•  Along with this, grind the roasted prawns.
•  At the same time , grind the roasted coconut into this.
•  Finally we add tamarind and salt ,then grind everything together and transfer into a
  bowl.
•  Serve and enjoy the Kerala style dry prawns chutney powder with meals